Tag: Irish Whiskey

Bushmills Irish Whiskey’s Causeway Distillery Gives the Historic Brand Room to Grow

Gleaming surfaces adorn 39,000 square feet of new whiskey-making operations

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On Ireland’s gorgeous northern coast, Bushmills Irish Whiskey recently unveiled their new Causeway Distillery. While the beloved whiskey brand holds the distinction of being the oldest licensed distillery in the world, Bushmills and Proximo Spirits (their owners) are investing resources that focus on innovation for the company’s future. The new building, designed by TODD Architects, brings to life the vision of Bushmills’ master distiller, Colum …

Interview: Darryl McNally, Founder of Limavady Single Barrel Whiskey

A category defining Irish whiskey style from a resurrected brand

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One of the most awarded figures in Irish whiskey, Darryl McNally, has spent roughly three decades in the spirits industry. After years working his way up the ranks of renowned whiskey producers, McNally ventured home to Limavady, in Northern Ireland’s Roe Valley, where he began to resurrect the coastal town’s historic distillery, Limavady, originally founded in 1750 and shuttered in 1910. Today, McNally—as brand founder …

Interview: Louise McGuane, Founder of J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey

Founded in 2015, this premium liquor brand is set on reviving the art of Irish whiskey bonding

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Prior to the onset of today’s expansive international interest in Irish whiskey, entrepreneur Louise McGuane wanted to elevate the category and revive the historic process of bonding—where a proprietor buys spirit, then blends, matures, bottles and sells it. In 2015, McGuane, a spirits-industry veteran, founded J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey to usher that tradition into the present day and infuse it with values she observed in the craft spirits …